Nick Young

Scott Skiles was having a terrific game against the L.A. Clippers about 100 years ago or so for the Magic. After being fouled on a drive, he was at the free-throw line when he turned to Clippers coach Larry Brown and said, "Hey, Larry. You better get somebody over here to guard me."

Brian Hill laughed at the memory.

"That's Scott Skiles in a nutshell: Confident, cocky and not afraid to speak his mind," Hill said.

Hill was Skiles' head coach with the Magic in the 1993-94 season and was around him as an assistant under Matt Guokas before that (1990-92). Hill also matched wits against...

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